Developing geodatabases in data-scarce regions: A case study of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Paul J Vardanega; Charlotte Gilder; Raffaele De Risi; Flavia De Luca; Max Werner; Rama Pokhrel

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Developing geodatabases in data-scarce regions: A case study of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Paul J Vardanega^*, Charlotte Gilder, Raffaele De Risi, Flavia De Luca, Max Werner, Rama Pokhrel

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The Seismic Safety and Resilience of Schools (SAFER) project aimed to improve seismic hazard assessments in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. There remains scarce geotechnical data in this region. Therefore, the SAFER project team collected and sourced
new geotechnical and geophysical data to allow for the development of improved maps showing the distribution of shear wave velocity measurements in the study region. This paper summarises geotechnical and geophysical investigations conducted in the valley and outlines the building of SAFER/GEO-591, which contains data from different sources such as previously
drilled boreholes in the Kathmandu Valley. A methodology is proposed for geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists wishing to develop geodatabases in data-scarce regions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17ARC), Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August 2023
Editors	Askar Zhussupbekov, Assel Sarsembayeva, Victor N. Kaliakin
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group
Pages	1265-1270
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-100329912-7
ISBN (Print)	978-100099253-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003299127-182
Publication status	Published - 4 Aug 2023
Event	17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Astana, Kazakhstan Duration: 14 Aug 2023 → 18 Aug 2023

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Conference	17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Abbreviated title	17ARC
Country/Territory	Kazakhstan
City	Astana
Period	14/08/23 → 18/08/23

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Hen-Jones, R., Zapata, C., Jiménez, E., Holcombe, E. A. & Vardanega, P. J., 17 Sept 2024, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society: Proceedings of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 26–30 August 2024, Lisbon, Portugal. Guerra, N., Fernandes, M. M., Ferreira, C., Correia, A. G., Pinto, A. & Sêco e Pinto, P. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1146-1149 4 p.
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The SAFER Geodatabase for the Kathmandu Valley: geotechnical and geological variability
Gilder, C. E. L., Pokhrel, R. M., Vardanega, P. J., De Luca, F., De Risi, R., Werner, M. J., Asimaki, D., Maskey, P. N. & Sextos, A., 1 Aug 2020, In: Earthquake Spectra. 36, 3, p. 1549–1569 21 p.
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SAFER Seismic safety and resilience of schools in Nepal
Sextos, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research

The SAFER Borehole Database (SAFER/GEO-591_v1.1)
Gilder, C. (Creator), Pokhrel, R. M. (Creator) & Vardanega, P. (Creator), University of Bristol, 18 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.5523/bris.3gjcvx51lnpuv269xsa1yrb0rw, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3gjcvx51lnpuv269xsa1yrb0rw
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Vardanega, P. J., Gilder, C., De Risi, R., De Luca, F., Werner, M., & Pokhrel, R. (2023). Developing geodatabases in data-scarce regions: A case study of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. In A. Zhussupbekov, A. Sarsembayeva, & V. N. Kaliakin (Eds.), Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies: Proceedings of the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17ARC), Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August 2023 (pp. 1265-1270). CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003299127-182

Vardanega, Paul J ; Gilder, Charlotte ; De Risi, Raffaele et al. / Developing geodatabases in data-scarce regions: A case study of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Smart Geotechnics for Smart Societies: Proceedings of the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (17ARC), Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-18 August 2023. editor / Askar Zhussupbekov ; Assel Sarsembayeva ; Victor N. Kaliakin. London : CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. pp. 1265-1270

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